The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-02
TIE FIELD.

ed-Ftxkng the Blame for the
Worse Than Unfortunate AT.
fatr-An Attempt nt a Conn
promise Made by the Thirty.
Eight StaIwaFts Kicked
Against by the Gentleman
nor VIII calf AN Extra Session
I'm the Middle Of ApriI-Lgscias
Will be the Next Senator.
Wheeling Sunday Register. e
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Feb. 26.-
Never, perhaps, in the political his
tory of the State, have the proceed
ings of the Joint Assembly of yes
terday been equaled in point of ex-
citement and such general intense
interest.
From early morning to the dis
solution of the assembly the House
of Delegates was crowded almost to
suffocatio by an immense aud
fence, "a large proportion being ladies
anxious to witness the result on
the last day of the unprecedented
contest for the election of a United
States Senator.
From the very beginning it be-
came evident that the Republicans
would not break in sufficient num-
bers to accomplish an election and
no hope or expectation was enter
tanned of a compromise between
the thirty-eight or twelve differing
Democrats SO long as Dan Lucas
could hold open the breach between
them.
LUCAS COURSE.
To ascribe to Dan Lucas con-
scientious con victions in his course
in this Legislature upon the Sena-
torial contest question would be
ridiculous. It is apparent and
manifest TO every man of intelli-
gence who-has paid any attention
to this contest that Lucas in his
attitude throughout has been actu-
ated by the selfish motive of defeat
ing Senator Camden with the
greedy expectation of being the APP
pointee of Governor Wilson.
l think l can safely say that
there is not man in this city who
has watched his course throughout
this session who honestly believes
that there was the least sincerity
in the vote given by him for the
various gentlemen who have re-
ceived his vote from day to day,
and while he voted for Gov. Will
son, Judge johnson, John j. Davis
and others at different times as an
agreement between the kickers,
nevertheless if his true vote could
have been given it would have
been cast for Dan Lucas. His vote
was cast in the affirmative on near
ly every ballot to dissolve, leaving
the strong inference that he was
opposed to the election of any Sen
ator at all.
THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
Immediately after the recess of
the assembly at 6o'clock, the thirty
eight and twelve met in conferel ce
in the Senate chamber.
]. j. Woods was selected as
Chairman, and R. P. Chew, Secre-
tary.
Mr.. sommerville asked each of
the twelve kickers, individually,
what proposition or suggestion they
had to make. Lucas said that they
had not gone into the conference
to suggest anything; that their OBJ
ject in being present was to hear
what proposition the thirty-eight
had to make.
Mr.. Chew suggested that the
hirty-eight prepare list of fifteen.
twenty or thirty names of gentle
men, who would be acceptable to
that side, and that the kickers pre-
pare list of like numbers, and if
the name of any gentleman ap-
peared on both papers, that he be
declared the nominee of the fifty,
but if two or more names appeared
upon both lists, then they were to
be balloted for, and majority
should determine who should be
the nominee.
KICKING AGAIN.
AT the beginning of the caucus
it was stated that unless Camden
was Withdrawn it was not worth
while to go on any further.
Kidd, Oxley, Gleason and others
refused to listen to'any proposition
to withdraw Camden.
Mr.. Sommerville again asked
each of the kickers individually
whether they would agree to. sup
port the selection of majority of
the fifty if Camden was taken
down.
President Price Immediately in
dictated his willingness to do SO, as
did all the others, with the excep-
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